Moira Peters

Circle of Strength Offered in Halifax to Women Fighting for Jordan's Principle

Moira Peters — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:20:28 +0000

Pictou Landing First Nation mother vs. Canada and non-universal health care

HALIFAX--Thirty people joined in a circle at Halifax's Grand Parade Grounds this morning to offer song and words of support for Pictou Landing First Nation mother Maurina Beadle and Pictou Landing Health Director Philippa Pictou, who were today being cross-examined by defence lawyers for the government of Canada.

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Citizens' Town Hall Rejects Wider Bayers Road

Moira Peters — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:03:33 +0000

Several hundred people packed a community meeting last night to oppose a municipal plan to widen Bayers Road. With a few exceptions, the crowd criticized the plan, which would widen the road from three to four lanes in some parts and from four to six lanes closer to the Bicentennial Highway (Highway 102).  

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Building Blocs

Moira Peters — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:41:25 +0000

Olympics resistance chooses a diversity of tactics

"We are here to join the Convergence and offer solidarity to the Indigenous people of Turtle Island," said a man dressed in black wearing sunglasses and a black balaclava covering his face from the nose down. He was the only person among his group of about six, similarly-clad, who was willing to talk to media. He said he would not identify himself.

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A Lot to Live For

Moira Peters — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:42:16 +0000

DTES residents highlight housing needs by occupying VANOC lot

The sun was breaking through clouds early this morning onto Vancouver's day-old Tent City as the early-risers and those-still-awake gathered around campfires to dry out after the night's rain. About 50 tents and canvass shelters occupied an empty lot owned by Concord-Pacific, leased by VANOC for Olympics parking. The lot has been empty the duration of the Games.

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This Is Where the Revolution Starts

Moira Peters — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:46:11 +0000

19th Women's Memorial March honours 3,000 missing and murdered women

"This is where the injustice starts."

Dalannah Bowen addressed the 5,000 people gathered today in memory of Canada's 3,000 missing and murdered women. She was standing on the steps of the Vancouver Police Department station on Main Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

"This is where it starts for missing and murdered women," she said.

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"Criminal Element" is VANOC and IOC

Moira Peters — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:09:12 +0000

ORN says state violence disproportionate to protest damage

Police used disproportionate violence in arresting and detaining protesters during this morning's Olympics resistance "Heart Attack" march, said representatives of the Olympics Resistance Network (ORN) at a press conference this afternoon in Pigeon Park in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

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We Say Protest, We Say Party!

Moira Peters — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:40:39 +0000

"Should we party on the backs of the poor?"

Hollis Johnson of Fort Langley turned his back on a small group of people who wound their way through the crowd at the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) yesterday to protest the Olympics resistance. Their message to protesters: relax and enjoy the Games.

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Cops Get Hands-On Early in the Game

Moira Peters — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:57:36 +0000

BCCLA offers third-party observation at Olympic resistance actions

One protester was arrested, according to reports, and witnesses claim police used excessive force just prior to the Olympic torch's arrival on UBC's campus this evening, where a group of 100 to 200 people gathered to protest the torch relay.

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Media Invited to Stand with Missing and Murdered Women

Moira Peters — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:14:06 +0000

Press asked to be part of the change, not perpetuate the problem

"I grew up as a little girl not trusting those who were supposed to be looking after me. I was brought up to be ashamed of who I was. It took me years to feel good in this body, to accept that these brown hands are mine. Finally, I can say I am proud to be an Indigenous woman."

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Grants for Guns?

dru — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:31:02 +0000

Students protest weapons manufacturer at university job fair

Two dozen protesters with picket signs and megaphones gathered outside the Cunard Centre on Marginal Street in Halifax today to demonstrate their opposition to a job fair for students of Mount Saint Vincent University, Dalhousie, and Saint Mary's. The job fair included recruiters for Lockheed Martin, the world's largest arms manufacturer.

Asaf Rashid of the Student's Coalition Against War (SCAW) dressed in a white lab coat and an orange hardhat, spoke to the crowd through a megaphone. "This is not the only action" students are taking against Lockheed Martin, he said.

Pamphlets distributed at the demonstration highlight Lockheed Martin's profits from war, pointing out that the company's share price more than doubled after former US president Bush's "War on Terror," and that Lockheed makes the F-16 fighter jets used in the recent attacks on Gaza in which Israeli forces killed over 1,300 Palestinians.

On January 20 of this year, the student groups STRAX and community allies shut down a similar event, officially denouncing the presence of Lockheed Martin representatives on campus and the company's reps' intent to recruit students.

Rashid then introduced himself as Dr. Clusterbomb of the Weapons Inspection Team. "Inside [the job fair] are some dangerous elements: the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Lockheed Martin, and [Canadian military] defence," he said.

Dr. Clusterbomb announced his intention to enter the job fair "just to see how everyone's doing."

"Not only does Lockheed Martin produce weapons of mass destruction, but also weapons of mass deception," he said. Clusterbomb then tried to enter the fair, trailed by a dozen reporters. He was denied entry by private security and police. A job fair organizer told him he needed to hold a valid student ID to gain access to the event.

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